COVID-19 response framework once reopening begins, a spokesperson for the premier’s office says.The framework, first introduced in the fall, placed regions in the province in different categories depending on local rates of COVID-19 transmission.However, the framework was suspended twice — during both the second and third waves — as the province implemented stay-at-home orders and imposed restrictions stronger than what the framework entailed. ‘It is safe to open up’: Toronto ICU doctor optimistic about Ontario’s 2nd pandemic summer Meanwhile, Health Minister Christine Elliott said Tuesday that the province will be announcing a reopening plan “very soon.”Ontario is currently under a stay-at-home order that was recently extended and is now.